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Review of Catastrophe Theory by Seagullslost

27 October 2024

I had trouble listening to this 'Conspiracy Of Raven' set when it came out, so I've given it another go.

Firstly, It does irk me a little that, on the surface it seems that this is three separate stories, when really its just one. However...

This follows on from where things were at the end of Kippers, with Raven on the station having just encountered the Kippers, Jamie still on his own and the Doctor saying 'Zoe'.

It is nice to have Wendy in a 'proper' story with the 2nd Doctor. Though having kind of met in the five Doctors, met the Sixth in the audios, and 'remembering' in the companion Chronicles etc. the moment of reuniting doesnt quite have the punch it might have - its already been done.

I think the reason I struggled with this the first time is that there's a lot of unanswered questions. The mystery of who brought them to the space station and why? Who are the Kippers? And what really going on? After the first two episode we still don't know. Also with a limited cast and information, its hard to get a grip on the overall plot. Now Zoe has been added to the mix - not that I'm complaining - it the old team back together - well not yet as Jamie is on a space liner with them trying to catch up. Raven spends the time talking to a computer only getteing a series of bleeps, leaving us still much in the dark. If you've seen a an episode or film where something happened and none of the characters or the viewer knows what occurred, but eventually they fond out and resolve the situation. Its like that but the whole way through.

Not bad but hard work.